Because in the interval, neither Joe nor Hunter Biden has disputed the authenticity of the e-mails or the ownership of the hard drive.
A thread.
.@andymstone, the ex-Democratic operative who said Facebook is "reducing circulation" on our Hunter Files reporting, said that step is being taken pending fact-checking.
It was a bizarre standard, seemingly not applied to countless anti-Trump stories that collapsed.
Because in the interval, neither Joe nor Hunter Biden has disputed the authenticity of the e-mails or the ownership of the hard drive.
In the interval, the FBI and Justice Department have also ruled out Russian disinformation.
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He's wrong to prioritise Labour Party members over the public:
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